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KEY POINTS. TIMELINE. 2010. 2011. 2012. 2013. 2014. 2015. DAB must have comparable coverage to FM before upgrade begins. National stations no longer fight for licence. Poss. deadline for digital radio in new cars. Digital switchover. Digital listening must have grown to 50% of total.
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TIMELINE 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 DAB must have comparable coverage to FM before upgrade begins National stations no longer fight for licence Poss. deadline for digital radio in new cars Digital switchover Digital listening must have grown to 50% of total • Digital radio means all formats including online and mobile etc. • Manufacturers must ensure DAB sets are future-proofed and able to receive DAB+ and DMB-A
WHAT THIS MEANSFOR STATIONS • FM to be solely ‘ultra-local’ • All medium wave to become digital • Stations can plan investments correctly • Growth in digital only content • Government has called for more niche services • Scaling back local commercial regulation • reducing local hours in return for enhanced commitment • more flexibility to co-locate • analogue services can merge to form new DAB operations